Words Their Way is a teacher-directed, student-centred approach to vocabulary growth and spelling development where students from Kindergarten to junior secondary engage in a variety of sound, pattern and meaning activities, sorting pictures and words.

What are the words their way stages?

WTW: Word Study in Action Developmental Model consists of 5 stages: Emergent-Early Letter Name, Letter Name, Within Word Pattern, Syllables and Affixes, and Derivational Relations. The sequence of the program is based on the alphabet, pattern, and meaning principles that have been observed in students’ spelling.

Is words their way a curriculum?

Words Their Way is a program that offers a developmental curriculum for phonics/spelling instruction, reading fluency and vocabulary development.

What are the 5 stages of spelling development?

As preschool and early elementary school children discover the intricacies of printed English, they go through several stages of spelling development. Gentry (1982), building on Read’s research, describes five stages: precommunicative, semiphonetic, phonetic, transitional, and correct.

What is the order of the words their way books?

The sort books in order from easy to advanced are: Letter and Picture Sorts for Emergent Spellers, Letter Name- Alphabetic Spellers, Within Word Patterns Spellers, Syllables and Affixes Spellers, Derivational Relations Spellers.

What is the purpose of Words Their Way?

Words Their Way™ is an approach to phonics, vocabulary, and spelling instruction for students in kindergarten through high school. The program can be implemented as a core or supplemental curriculum and aims to provide a practical way to study words with students.

Is words their way effective?

One, a program called Words Their Way, has given us an effective learning strategy for building word knowledge but it is flawed as a spelling curriculum. The other widely used delivery system is the spelling component of major Reading Programs. These are tantamount to educational malpractice.

How long is a Words Their Way lesson?

Just 15 to 20 Minutes a Day. The word study routine is easy to implement and fits within almost any ELA instructional block. Each lesson provides strategies to model the sort, practice it, and apply and assess learning. Differentiated instruction and school-home connections maximize learning opportunities.

Who makes words their way?

Savvas Words Their Way Classroom Supplemental Elementary Reading Program Authors. Words Their Way Classroom is based on the best-selling resource book, Words Their Way: Word Study for Phonics, Vocabulary and Spelling Instruction, By Donald R. Bear, Marcia Invernizzi, Shane Templeton, Francine Johnston.

Does words their way have an app?

Go to the Savvas App Store to access the Words Their Way: Word Study in Action digital program. The digital program consists of three wireless components-a Teacher App, Student App, and Projector App. The Teacher App is a portable interactive Teacher’s Guide. The Student App is a place where students do their work.

How does Words Their Way teach phonics?

A Hands-On Way to Teach Spelling

The picture sorts focus on the sounds kids hear in words, such as beginning sounds in words. The word sorts focus on the patterns different words share within them, like comparing words with the short a pattern to words with the long a pattern.

What are the reading stages?

The three stages of reading are pre-reading, through reading and post-reading.

What are the four progressions of spelling patterns?

Word Pattern Stage 1: Letter Sounds & Word Families. Grades K-1, Ages 5-7. Spelling Pattern Stage 2: Vowels, Digraphs, Diphthongs. Grades 2-3, Ages 7-9. Word Pattern Stage 3: Syllables, Prefixes, Suffixes. Grades 4-5, Ages 9-14. Spelling Pattern Stage 4: Derivational Relations. Grades 5+, Ages 13+

What are some fun ways to teach spelling?

8 Fun Ways to Teach Spelling
Create rhymes and raps using spelling. Create a spelling wall in the classroom. Make a fun crossword. Jumble word. Use arts and crafts to encourage spelling. Create a game of word bingo. Word heads. Build a word train.